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Chapter 374 - 335: Judgment, Knocking, Congratulations

Chapter 374: Chapter 335: Judgment, Knocking, Congratulations

Until Ye Fan pulled open the door and walked out of the study, no one spoke up to stop him.

Ye Wentao and others did not dare, while Ye Zhen and Ye Yuanshan were still immersed in the shock and confusion brought by Ye Fan’s words.

Ye Fan was not surprised by this.

Because, from the moment he took out the surveillance video, the outcome of tonight had actually been predetermined.

Hmm?

Under the archway connecting the inner courtyard and the middle courtyard, Ye Yuanshan’s personal secretary saw Ye Fan approaching alone and couldn’t help but be startled.

"Hello, Secretary Wang," Ye Fan greeted with a smile as he walked.

"You... hello."

Secretary Wang blurted out a response, his mind completely filled with one question: How did he come out alone?

No answer.

Ye Fan passed him by.

Meanwhile.

The study room in the inner courtyard was dead silent.

Including Ye Zhen, everyone’s eyes were on Ye Yuanshan, waiting for Ye Yuanshan to make a decision.

Ye Yuanshan seemed not to see everyone’s gazes, still savoring the double entendre in Ye Fan’s last words, the formerly murky eyes now flickering with sharpness.

"Dad."

Ye Zhen thought for a moment and called out to interrupt Ye Yuanshan’s thoughts.

"Huh~"

Ye Yuanshan took a deep breath, steadied his mind, and after some thought said, "Ye Cang, your actions have severely violated the family rules. According to the rules, you should have a leg broken and be expelled forever!"

"Uh..."

Perhaps not expecting Ye Yuanshan to ultimately make such a decision, the members of the third generation of Ye Family, led by Ye Wentao, showed shocked faces, even Ye Zhen seemed somewhat taken aback.

"Thump―"

Startled by the verdict, Ye Cang’s legs went weak, and he directly collapsed to the ground.

"Thump―"

Qin Yan hurriedly knelt down and pleaded, "Grandfather, please consider that Xiao Cang is still underage and give him a chance to reform."

"Yes, Grandfather, although Xiao Cang was at fault, Ye Fan chopping off one of his fingers is punishment enough. Please show some leniency."

"The state has its laws, and the family has its rules; without rules, nothing can be squared. I was originally planning to expel you from the Ye Family, but as Wentao said, since your finger was chopped off by Ye Fan, you have received your due punishment. I hope you can learn from this. If you dare to abuse the authority of Ye Family again, I will not be lenient!"

Ye Yuanshan, taking advantage of the situation, announced the decision he had already planned in his heart.

"Huh~ Thank you, Grandfather, for your mercy!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Yan’s hanging heart was relieved, she took a deep breath, and quickly kowtowed her thanks, simultaneously realizing that Ye Fan cutting off Ye Cang’s finger was both a punishment and a rescue.

This realization made her feelings incredibly complex, like a jar of mixed flavors overturned in her heart.

"Huff... huff... huff... "

Meanwhile, Ye Cang, recovering from the shock, was breathing heavily.

And Ye Wentao and the others remained motionless, still looking at Ye Yuanshan, waiting for him to announce the punishment for Ye Long.

"Ye Long, as the foremost among the fourth generation of the Ye Family, you have not only failed to lead by example but have also schemed against your own family. Later, you tried to deceive everyone and falsify the truth, framing Ye Fan, seriously violating the Ye Family’s rules!"

Under the gaze of Ye Wentao and others, Ye Yuanshan articulated, "Since your Kung Fu skills have already been crippled by Ye Fan, I will not pursue the matter further. But... if I find out you retaliate against Ye Fan afterwards, don’t blame me for being ruthless! Be careful of your actions!"

"Thank... Thank you, Dad, for being lenient."

Ye Wenhai and Gu Mei, the couple, quickly knelt down to show their gratitude, but inside they felt extremely aggrieved.

"Ye Wenhai, I’ll give you a piece of advice: Skill is not as good as the path, trickery is not as good as righteousness," Ye Yuanshan said coldly, his tone even stricter than when announcing the results for Ye Cang and Ye Long.

"Yes... Grandfather, Wen Hai will remember your teachings!"

Ye Wenhai’s heart skipped a beat, his normally impassive face now deathly pale.

This moment.

He could no longer perfectly control his emotions.

"Ye Wenling, the words Ye Fan spoke to you are the same words I’m telling you. Without the Ye Family’s resources and support, what makes you think you can command the business world?" Ye Yuanshan’s gaze turned towards Ye Wenling.

Ye Wenling looked defiant, her eyes seething with boundless anger!

Perceiving that anger, Ye Yuanshan scolded, "You can hate Ye Fan, and you can use every means to make him suffer and teach him a lesson. But I remind you, with your brains, ten of you couldn’t outplay half of Ye Fan. Of course, if you think you can best him, I won’t stop you, but you must bear the consequences of failure!"

"Wen Ling dare not!"

Ye Wenling shuddered, as if slapped across the face, her cheeks turning successively white and purple, before she finally gritted her teeth and dejectedly lowered her head.

"Wentao, Wen Jun, you two, one serving in the military, the other in the police force, both exhibiting a soldier’s manner, inherently inheriting the essence of the older generations. But in peacetime, this alone is not enough!" Ye Yuanshan finally turned his gaze to the brothers Ye Wentao and Ye Wenjun, offering a reminder.

"Yes, Grandfather!"

Unlike Ye Wenling, faced with Ye Yuanshan’s lesson, Ye Wentao and Ye Wenjun showed no dissatisfaction or reluctance, responding immediately, their bodies straight as spears, like soldiers receiving commands on the battlefield.

"A tiger kept in a pen is no match for a wolf in the jungle. All of you together couldn’t outmaneuver a single Ye Fan, which is very disappointing!"

After pausing for a few seconds, Ye Yuanshan sighed and said, "I hope today’s events will serve as a warning for all of you, helping you understand what you should and shouldn’t do in the future. It would be better if you don’t act as if you’re Ye Family members when conducting yourself or handling matters!"

"Yes!"

Everyone spoke in unison.

Even Ye Zhen was no exception.

Wasn’t Ye Yuanshan’s criticism of Ye Wentao and the others also a rebuke to him?

"Little Zhen, you should go back tonight and think carefully about that statement, and tell me your thoughts tomorrow morning," Ye Yuanshan, seeing that Ye Zhen was also bowing to accept the order, thought for a moment and said.

"Understood, Dad."

Ye Zhen nodded, clearly knowing what Ye Yuanshan was referring to.

"Alright, it’s getting late, you may all disperse, those who need to work go to work, those who need to go to the hospital, go to the hospital," Ye Yuanshan said tiredly, waving his hand and looking exhausted.

Apart from Ye Zhen, everyone else tactfully exited. Among them, Qin Yan stepped forward to help Ye Cang, while Ye Wentao and Ye Wenjun took the initiative to carry Ye Long’s stretcher.

On the stretcher, Ye Long, covered in blood, had entirely lost his composure from when he first arrived at the Ye Family Mansion. He seemed to have lost his soul, with hollow eyes staring at the ceiling, letting Ye Wentao and Ye Wenhai carry him out of the study.

"Dad, should I make a call to inform Director Yan?" Ye Zhen asked, after Ye Wentao and the others had left.

"Hmm."

Ye Yuanshan nodded lightly.

Seeing this, Ye Zhen hesitated to speak.

"Don’t rush; think it over and tell me later. Go back now," Ye Yuanshan, his mind as clear as a mirror, knew what Ye Zhen wanted to say and shook his head.

"Okay."

Ye Zhen swallowed the words at the tip of his tongue and turned to leave the study.

In the courtyard, Ye Wentao and the others did not dare to leave directly, all standing in place waiting for Ye Zhen, while Ye Wentao and Ye Wenjun handed the stretcher over to two security personnel.

"You two, take Ye Cang and Ye Long to the hospital," Ye Zhen came out of the study, glanced at the various expressions of the people, thought for a moment, and instructed the two security personnel carrying the stretcher.

"Yes, Chief!"

The two security personnel respectfully accepted the command.

"Wen Hai, Xiao Mei, and Xiao Yan, the three of you follow them to the hospital," Ye Zhen added.

"Hmm."

The three simultaneously nodded. Wen Hai and Gu Mei looked pale, seemingly still in shock from the earlier ordeal.

Because, for them tonight, it was like losing their wife and soldiers — not only was their son beaten and disabled, but they had also fallen greatly in Ye Yuanshan’s esteem!

Beyond that, they all understood one fact: Ye Yuanshan was intentionally using Ye Fan as a whetstone to train them!

That is to say, they were utterly unable to use their own and the Ye Family’s influence to do anything to Ye Fan.

It wasn’t just them; the others understood this as well.

Among them, Ye Wenling felt somewhat unwilling, but thinking of Ye Fan’s tactics tonight, and recalling the upheaval Ye Fan had caused in Hanghu and dong hai, she felt a deep helplessness and could only swallow her grievances.

Although Ye Yuanshan’s words were tough to hear, she had to admit that without the backing of the Ye Family, competing with Ye Fan would be like an egg hitting a rock.

"Alright, let’s go."

Ye Zhen glanced at everyone, guessing what was on their minds, but said nothing else and walked straight out.

Seeing this, everyone followed him.

A moment later, Ye Zhen got into the top-of-the-line Hongqi H8, which bore one of Huaxia’s most prestigious license plates, and was the first to leave the alley where the Ye Family Mansion was located.

In the rear seat of the car, Ye Zhen first massaged his Taiyang point to relieve fatigue, then took out his personal mobile phone and called Yan, the head of the Yanhuang Organization.

"Greetings, Mr. Ye XX." The call was quickly answered, and the voice that came through the receiver was devoid of any emotion.

"Director Yan, sorry to disturb you so late," Ye Zhen, accustomed to Yan’s indifference, wasn’t bothered by it but sounded somewhat apologetic.

"Don’t worry, Mr. Ye XX, you should understand that there is no day or night for me."

Yan responded coldly. Though he was the leader of the Yanhuang Organization, he typically delegated most matters to the five elders to handle and spent most of his time secluded, only someone of Ye Zhen’s stature, at the pinnacle of power, could disturb him.

"Heh, that’s true," Ye Zhen responded with a wry smile, "About the incident at Qingshui No.1 tonight, our Ye Family has already dealt with it internally. My grandfather asked me to inform you, hoping you won’t take it to heart over there."

"Okay."

Yan agreed briskly, then unprecedentedly added, "Mr. Ye XX, congratulations on you and Old Ye making the correct decision."

"Uh..."

Ye Zhen was momentarily surprised, then wanted to say something, but found that Yan had already hung up.

What did Yan mean?

Ye Zhen slowly put away his phone, questioning himself.

No answer.

But... reason told Ye Zhen that Yan’s last remark wasn’t about tonight’s incident but implied something else!

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PS: The second update!

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